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Who Hires Remotely, Anyway? – Remote Job Titles Most In Demand

Here we take a closer look at the job titles that are most in demand on remote job boards. What sort of job categories are employers hiring remote workers from? Does experience level matter in remote recruitment? Are freelancers the only hiring option? What are the top 20 remote job titles most in demand? We answer all that and more, so read on.

We’ve been hearing about the rise of remote recruitment in the global economy. So we decided to explore how well that idea is being executed in the actual hiring process in a series called “Who Hires Remotely, Anyway?”. And if you’re on board remote hiring, don’t wait, email us right now.

Thus far, we’ve broken down remote hiring by industries and by companies. Now, we want to see what remote hiring looks like through the prism of job titles. Spoiler alert: just as industry or company size aren’t getting in the way of remote hiring, neither are job titles.

Across the board, in every stratum, remote work is becoming a chosen way of work. In this article, we’re taking a look at the trends in remote hiring by job categories, experience levels, and job titles.

But before we start, we wanted to add an important side note that’ll help clarify the stats and figures we’ve used. According to the Robert Half Annual Salary Guide, telecommuting is the number one perk sought by those surveyed. A massive 79% of workers said that flex hours/telecommute is the “benefit that would most affect their decision to join a company”.

That’s telecommuting as a perk. Great. But we’re not talking about that. What we’re considering in the rest of this article are jobs that are remote positions, advertised and recruited as such.

Let’s start.

Job Categories in Remote Hiring

The job titles most in demand in the remote workplace is a derivative of the top industries and companies. The categories in which remote jobs are available is somewhere in the low 50s. And covers everything from accounting to art to consulting, fashion, math, retail, sports, writing…

The job titles within each category are wide-ranging as well. From entry- to executive-level, freelance to full-time, completely remote to remote with travel…the choices are staggering. And employers are recruiting remotely for all of these positions.

Let’s take Retail, for example:

In retail, very decidedly the jobs that spring to mind first—shopping assistants, sales clerks, cashier— are customer-facing and usually aren’t remote (although, self-checkouts are on the rise). But beyond that, retail includes everything from designing to packaging to producing and distributing products. And a lot of these jobs can be performed remotely, at least partly.

Consider these three jobs listed under the Retail category:

Regional Business Manager – A remote managerial position with the option to telecommute. Broadly, the position entails driving regional sales, managing sales accounts, and monitoring customer performance.

Field Supervisor – A remote supervisor position that requires extensive travel. The position requires building relationships with merchants and supporting their efforts.

The point to note here is that all three are remote positions of different flavors – only one is work-from-home, one is fully remote but requires extensive travel, and for the other, coming into the office is optional. And employers are discerning enough to know that none of the above three workers need to be at the office to get the work done.

Job Experience Levels in Remote Hiring

There’s a palpable question recruiters are seemingly asking when hiring these days—“can this position become remote or not? – regardless of any other criteria. And as long as it can keep generating savings and profits for businesses.

So, likewise, the experience level required for a job is inconsequential to remote hiring. And remote job boards are filled with positions like Program Manager/Project Manager/Business Development Manager/Sales Manager.

That is, remote work isn’t just for entry-level positions or for periodic work. Rather, roles that demand experience, responsibility, and viability can also be carried out remotely.

Most of the statistics we’ve shared with you in this article, as well as the two previous ones in the “Who Hires Remotely, Anyway?” series, were not from theoretical studies or projected trends. They were figures obtained from job postings on actual employment boards where recruiters are advertising jobs and applicants are submitting their resumes.

And it all lines up, interconnects and verifies—whether you look at it by industries, companies or job titles—remote work really is on the rise. So much so that it’s the way most businesses are opting to hire first and over in-office employees, regardless of department or position.

If you hear people saying that remote work is the way of the future, you can pooh-pooh them and boldly state that it’s the way the world is working NOW. The only difference, we believe, is everyone will work remotely in the future.Including your employees. Why put off something you’ll eventually have to do? Give us a call and we’ll get you there.

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